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Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto

Archidioecesis Rivi Nigri



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Bishop(s)

  • Moacir Silva, Archbishop

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 19 April 1958
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Sao Paulo
  • Country: Brazil
  • Square Kilometers: 8,783 (3,392 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sul 1
  • Official Web Site: http://www.arquidioceserp.org.br/
  • Mailing Address: Curia Metropolitana, Rua Tibirica 879, 14010-090 Ribeirao Preto; C.P. 105, 14001-970 Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
  • Telephone: (016)3610-8477

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Ribeirão Preto
7 June 1908ErectedDiocese of São Paulo Diocese of Ribeirão Preto (erected)
14 February 1958Territory LostDiocese of Ribeirão Preto (Barrinha, Pradópolis, and Martinho Prado (in Guarida)) Diocese of Jaboticabal
Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto
19 April 1958ElevatedDiocese of Ribeirão Preto Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto
21 July 1958Territory LostArchdiocese of Ribeirão Preto (Lerne, Piraçununga, and Porto Ferreira) Archdiocese of Campinas
21 July 1958Territory AddedArchdiocese of Campinas (Mogí-Guassú) Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto
16 January 1960Territory LostArchdiocese of Ribeirão Preto (Sâo Joâo da Boa Vista, Aguaí, Aguas da Prata, Caconde, Casa Branca, Divinolândia, Mococa, Mogi-Guaçu, Itobi, Pinhal, Santa Cruz das Palmeiras, Santo Antonio do Jardim, Sao José do Rio Pardo, Sao Sebastião da Grama, Tambaú, Tapiratiba, Vargem Grande do Sui) Diocese of São João da Boa Vista (erected)
20 February 1971Territory LostArchdiocese of Ribeirão Preto (Aramina, Buritizal, Cristais Paulista, Franca, Guará, Igarapava, Itirapuã, Ituverava, Jeriquara, Nuporanga, Orlândia, Patrocínio Paulista, Pedregulho, Restinga, Ribeirão Corrente, Rifaina, Sales Oliveira, São Joaquim da Barra, and São José da Bela Vista) Diocese of Franca (erected)
7 July 1971Territory LostArchdiocese of Ribeirão Preto (Morro Agudo, Ipua, Guaira, and Miguelópolis) Diocese of Jaboticabal

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Ribeirão Preto
1950819,7001,007,12381.4%20831037,95814136455ap1951
Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto
1965720,000800,00090.0%50731235,8537539246ap1967
1968800,0001,008,40079.3%43721156,95610140257ap1971
1976383,357476,18280.5%2933626,1834717538ap1977
1980446,000535,60083.3%2831597,55984215840ap1981
1990860,000955,00090.1%36347012,285289015254ap1991
1999984,0001,093,00090.0%49318012,300179010756ap2000
2000754,000838,19390.0%5038888,568155411652ap2001
2001834,000927,62589.9%5838968,687153811664ap2002
2002791,000879,37190.0%64361007,910169512366ap2003
2003703,497879,37180.0%67361036,830168412370ap2004
2004742,100927,62580.0%76361126,625159212371ap2005
2010752,0001,073,00070.1%107361435,258131319382ap2011
2014799,7001,140,00070.1%116361525,261141319689ap2015
2017820,1201,169,00070.2%111401515,431451359692ap2018
2020883,2531,261,78970.0%113271406,30870478785ap2021
2022896,0001,285,00069.7%118241426,30970468785ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Ribeirão Preto
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 90, to Page 94
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 105, and Page 106

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